Horizon Happenings

Come find out at one of Horizon's newest opportunities for fun and fellowship--3rd Friday Games Night! Anyone high school age or over is welcome to join us for an evening of gaming fun. We encourage unusual and challenging games, but also enjoy old favorites.

Bring a snack or drink to share. The fun starts at 7:00 p.m.

NTAUUS Lunch

NORTH TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SOCIETIES

This year for the first time three awards will be presented at the NTAUUS spring luncheon, March 27, at 1:00 p.m. at First Unitarian Church in Dallas—The Robert Raible Award, to a minister; the Ruth Clark Award, to a staff member; and the Marty Robinson Award, to a non-paid volunteer.

Tickets are $10 and can be bought from NTAUUS Board members Mary Morris or Patsy Roe in the Horizon church lobby on March 7, March 14, or March 21.

At that luncheon, grants amounting to $82,800 from NTAUUS’s endowment fund will be presented to member churches. The speaker will be Rev. Matt Tittle, minister of Bay Area UU Church. His topic is “The Future of Our Liberal Faith”.

You can help support NTAUUS by becoming a part of Tom Thumb’s Good Neighbor program. Just go to the Customer Service window and link your Reward Card to the number 2776, and 1% of your purchases will be donated to NTAUUS

The purpose of the North Texas Association of Unitarian Universalist Societies (NTAUUS) is the promotion and coordination of Unitarian Universalism in North Texas. The Board of Directors is composed of representatives of the member churches and is chaired by Daniel Polk of First UU, Dallas.

Seder

Mark your calendars and start planning now! Horizon will hold its annual Passover SEDER. All are invited and welcome.

The Seder is a ritual family meal held each year by families of Jewish heritage, across the globe, to celebrate Passover. The ritual recalls the historical period during which the Jewish people were slaves in Egypt and their deliverance from slavery to freedom in the time of Moses. The celebration is one of freedom from bondage and victory over oppression. It invokes many feelings: the sorrow of bondage, the joy of freedom, the determination to work so that everyone can be free.

Another name for the Seder is The Feast of Unleavened Bread, because when the tribes of Israel were finally able to leave Egypt, they did not have time to let their bread rise, so baked it without allowing it to rise. Today, this Unleavened Bread is more commonly known as Matzoh. The ritual meal of remembrance and celebration lasts about 30-45 minutes, then the pot-luck meal begins. Please, join us - and learn the answer to "Why is this night different from all other nights?"

Please, bring a pot-luck dish - but nothing with pork products and no bread or pastry that requires leavening (generally: yeast and a time set for the dough to rise before baking).

A donation of $5.00 per person, with a maximum of $15.00 per family, is requested to defray the expenses of the Ritual Foods provided for the Seder. You can sign up at the Seder display in the Horizon lobby or by sending an e-mail. (Sign-up is useful for the planners to estimate how much of the Ritual Foods for the Seder need to be provided) For questions or more information, e-mail uuseder@horizonuu.org.